The Watermark is now Mokara Hotel & Spa

The Watermark Hotel & Spa hence forward shall be known as Mokara Hotel & Spa. So stop calling it the Watermark. You can refer to it as “the old Watermark.” Which is something I might do for a while, actually. Mokara’s kind of an odd name. So when people ask me where Soho Wine & Martini Bar is, for example, I’ll say, “It’s on Crockett next to the old Watermark; what’s now called Mokara.”

The Mokara is the first in a new line of luxury boutique hotels by Omni Hotels & Resorts. The name change occurred Tuesday. This fall, its River Walk restaurant Pesca on the River will transform into Ostra, which John Brand will create a new menu for.